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On the recordMarch 9, 2011
When Kim Dae Jung after 60 years of this political separation was able to go up to Pyongyang and shook the hands with Kim Jong Il, to me that was a very important thing.
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Eni Faleomavaega
American Samoa

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Highlights the significance of Kim Dae Jung's engagement with North Korea.

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